Tailor
/ˈteɪ.lər/noun
A person whose occupation is making, altering, or repairing clothes.
Did you know?The English word *tailor* comes through Old French from a Latin verb meaning “to cut,” so the job’s original identity was literally about slicing fabric into form.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sek-
“to cut”
Latin
Latin
secare
“to cut”
Late Latin
Latin
*taliare
“to cut out, shape by cutting”
Old French
OF
tailleur
“one who cuts; cutter, tailor”
Middle English
English
taillour
“a tailor”
Modern English
English
tailor
“a person who makes or alters clothes”